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  • Refinishing Cast Iron Radiators/Installing a Standby Electric Generator -
  • Episode ATH-519

    AIR TIMES
    June 28, 2008
    8:30 AM Eastern
    Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner refinish her cast iron radiators. They remove the radiators and take them to a restoration specialist, who sandblasts the peeling paint and applies a new finish and makes them look new. Afterward, Kevin O'Connor travels to St. Louis to help a homeowner install a standby generator who lives an area with frequent power outages that last for several days.